AIR is among more than 40 higher education associations expressing concerns to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the reporting requirements for the Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) ...

AIR, alongside 13 other organizations, submitted a letter today asking Congress to restore the use of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data for institutional analysis and improvement. The letter ...

In an announcement on September 13, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education extended the reporting deadline for institutions under the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) rules to January 15, 2025...

Recent changes to how Federal Tax Information (FTI) are used for completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has resulted in restrictions – and a lack of clarity – on how FAFSA and FTI ...

The LER Accelerator, in partnership with the Learn & Work Ecosystem Library, is thrilled to announce the development of a new Special Collection dedicated to supporting the adoption and implementation of Learning and...

Several important updates and resources are now available as many in the AIR community prepare for the federal reporting requirement of the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment regulations. Continue to che...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on behalf of the Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee (SOCPC), announces the review of the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual for potential ...

If you work in higher education administration or institutional research (IR), you've probably heard rumblings about new federal regulations around "financial value transparency" and "gainful employment" that are set to ...

See the Federal Register posting [Federal Register Volume 89, Number 102, PP. 45870-45871] opening the 30-day public comment period on the request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for changes to the IPEDS col...

In response to the Department of Education's call for feedback on the implementation challenges of the Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) regulations, AIR submitted a letter voicing significant ...

AIR was among nearly 50 organizations urging the U.S. Department of Education and Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to reinstate the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B), and preserve the National Po...

On April 18, 2024, the Office of Federal Student Aid clarified that information derived from Federal Tax Information (FTI), such as a student's Pell status and Student Aid Index (SAI), is not considered FTI. This distinc...

AIR and other national organizations have come together to address a common challenge postsecondary institutions face in adapting learning and preparing learners for employment: slow adoption of digital credentials....

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced March 29, 2024, that institutions will have until October 1, 2024, to provide all Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Employment (GE) reporting require...

The institutional research and institutional effectiveness (IR/IE) community has united to advocate for a delay in implementing the reporting requirements related to the Financial Value Transparency (FVT) and Gainful Emp...

The 2024 federal funding bill released March 21, 2024, provides continuity and support for the integrity of national postsecondary student aid study data collection. The bill directs the Institute of Education Sciences (...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has opened a 60-day comment period on changes to the IPEDS Collection years 2024-25 through 2026-27. Comments should be submitted through the regulations.gov site linked above an...

  Suggestions from IPEDS Technical Review Panel #62, “Capturing Noncredit Enrollment and Activity in the IPEDS Surveys” are posted at edsurveys.rti.org/IPEDS_TRP and are currently open for comment. This...